In recent years, there has been a real revival and appraisal of the
works of the mid-century modern movement among architects and
interior designers: the furniture, lighting and objects designed by
Alvar Aalto, Charles & Ray Eames, Eileen Gray, Poul Henningsen,
Arne Jacobsen, Pierre Jeanneret, Finn Juhl, Vladimir Kagan, Poul
Kjaerholm, Florence Knoll, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe,
Borge Mogensen, Serge Mouille, George Nakashima, George Nelson,
Verner Panton, Ico Parisi, Charlotte Perriand, Gio Ponti, Jean
Prouve, Sergio Rodrigues, Jean Royere, Eero Saarinen, Arne Vodder,
Jules Wabbes, Ole Wanscher, Hans J. Wegner, Jorge Zalszupin and
many others is integrated in their most exclusive projects and
their best pieces are sold at record prices at Christies, Philipps,
Sotheby's... In the U.S., the mid-century modern movement in
interiors, product and graphic design and architecture was a
reflection of the International and Bauhaus movements including the
works of Gropius, Florence Knoll, Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van
der Rohe. Brazilian and Scandinavian architects were very
influential, with a style characterised by clean simplicity and
integration with nature. In Europe, the influence of Le Corbusier
and the CIAM resulted in an architectural orthodoxy manifest across
most parts of post-war Europe that was ultimately challenged by the
radical agendas of the architectural wings of the avant-garde. A
critical but sympathetic reappraisal of the internationalist
oeuvre, inspired by the Scandinavian Moderns and the late work of
Le Corbusier himself, was reinterpreted by groups such as Team X,
including structuralist architects and the movement known as New
Brutalism. This chic, over-sized coffee table book is an essential
object for all mid-century design aficionados, interior designers
with a passion for the modernist 1950s and for refined readers
seeking inspiration for their own interiors. In 20 reports,
interior designers and passionate collectors of mid-century
furniture, lighting, objects and artworks show how carefully
selected touches of high-end mid-century modernism can contribute
to a unique living environment.
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